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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-11
Cid Williamsburg aud ITS Historic
Memorials.

10 the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Inasmuch as the Virginia Historical
Society is without endowment and de-
pendent solely upon the subscriptions
Of its members (hitherto not more than
sufficient for the cost of its indispenss-
bic annual publications, l beg the
medium of your effective columns for
the following interesting letter, the
object Of which should claim support
from the patriotic and generating Vir-
ginians whose means may justify It,
viii You not consent to receive such
contributions Faithfully yours,
Il. 4. Brock.
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.oaointed sailing days: Every TUESDAY
AM RIDAY 1t II ~, and every SUNDAY AZ
81. n.
Freight tor Tuesdays and Fridays steamers
received iilll 1890 4. NJ. for Sundays steamer
Hn5P. VI. Saturday. Freight received cGily
au5P.h n.
Pare, s.
yer further information epply %
j. W. MCCAHHICh,
General Southern Agent, ONCE Rockets.
w. z. CLYDE & CO.,
EaI7 General Agents. PHILADELPHIA.
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TRAINS NoRrnwARD.

spaily. tDaily Except Sunday.l
srOPPtNG-PLACkS.
Nos. q and II make no stops. Nos. ~ snf IS
stop only ON signal at Manchester and Chester
Nos. 81, p, &3, -, 81 80. Is, and 40 vii stop ~
all stations Tor passengers.
PCLLMAN-CAR SERVICE.
On Trains Nos. ~ and % sleeping-cars be-
tween New YORK aud Tampa, Fla, lrfd JACKSON
yillel. on Train No q sleeping-cars between
Washington and Charleston. On Train No.
IS slecpng-cars between Jacksonville and Now
York.
THg ONLY ALL-RAlL LINE TO NORFOLK.
LEAyE. AkRlyk
Richmond. .rGig A. N. I Norfolk. 2:e5 7. n.
Richmond. 1905 2. M. Norfolk. $50 z. n.
Norfolk. \. VI. Richmond 1886 7. NJ
Norfolk. .tii5 =. NJ. Richmond. $50 p. NJ.
These treins also make close connections for
Farmvne, Lynchburg, and southwestern
points, and all stations on the Norfolk and
Western railroad, except the 1919 train. Pas
sengers for points west ~ Petersburg should
leave by the 1000 train instead.
r. N. SULLY,
Superintendent
TN. BssRsog. General Passenger Agent
SOL. HAAS. Trafic Manager. 20
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T W. BILLUPS & son, rvzs
Lie FURNISHING UNDER
TAKERS,
1900 EAST MAIN STREET. under ST Charles
Hoten.
BuklAL-CASES, SHROUDS, and FUNERAL
CONNEfANCkS furnished at all hours. Tele
graph orders attended 10 day or night rele
phoue No. 4ta NH f4-su WhF
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yIRGINIA STEAMBOAT - "a

VIRGINIA STEAMBOAT - -
COMPANY'S -&ss1@sass
IANEs-RlYER LINE
FOs OLD POINT, NORfOLk. PORTSMOUTH,
NEWfOk1 NEWS. CLAREMONT.
AND JAMES-RIVER LAND
INGS DIRECT.
TRANSFER OR CHANGE OF
ANY KIND.
CONNECTIONS
AZ OLD POINT closely with al, lines for
Washington, u. C., Baltimore. Philadelphia,
aud New York same Afternoon:
At NORFOLK with evening trains Tor VIZ
ginia Beach AMI Ocean Wow;
At NEWPORT NEWS for Smthneid. Va:
And az CLARRNONT with the Atlsntic and
Dsuyflle railroad fer Waverly. licksfOrd, &c.
ONLY ALL-WATBR ROUTE.
JAMES RIVER BY DAYLIGHT.
GREAT TOURIST LINE.
JAMESTOWN, DUTCH GAP, AND WAS-
SCENERY.
CHEAPEST ROUTE.
BATES MUCH LESS THAN HALF CHARGED
BIZ ANY OTHER ROUTE.
FIRST-CLAss MEALS.
The elegant aud fast steamer
ARIEL,
carrying united states NALL
CAPTAIN DEYO.
leaves Richmond every
MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. AND FRIDAY az 7
A. a. (BROAD-STREEr CARS CONNECT IN
FULL TlMEl for aboye-named places, arriving
at Old Point about 4:3l r. VI. and Norfolk about
$40 =. NJ. Returning. the steamer leaves Nor
fox, Old Point. aud Newport News on alter
nate days, arriving At Richmond about p. NJ.
Through ticEets ~ sD0y6-named points on
sale on steamer and az CARRIERS Agency, 100
Nain stree. Baggage checked through.
sTATE-ROOMS ENGAGED Eoh DAY
OR NIGHT,
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STORIES OF CHILDREN.

/ A little 3-year-old girl was reproved for
disobesilence. On repeating the offense the
father said to the little offender: aI have r
strong inclination to spank your Imme-
diately the answer, came back: @You can't,
papa, for I'm sitting OH -Babyhood
i Fred undertook the other day to tell his
aunt tile Bible story OF Ruth and Boaz, which
his mother. had been reading to him. "Oh,
Aunt Esther" he said, --smainlna read
Fanny and me q bully Bible story about a
man that was wedding in his hay field, and
his name was Borax. Boston Courier.
Doctor had ordered cod liver oil for little
Nathan, years Of age : Nurse said:
Nathan, il you win take your oil, that will
help tomake aibig man OF you" Il Just then
Col. Peet, who is exceptionally tall, passed
by the window, and on spying him Nathan
said:- @OhT- what lot Of cod liver oil Col
Peet must have taken" e-s-lt5 s-4iet :. Zia,
Our little Walter manufactures the most
convenient participles for the occasion when.
ever an uncertain verb gets in lis way This
morning he was obliged to pick up large
number of buttons which he had carelessly
upset from their basket, and afte1. tlfe tas.
was done. he jumped up and said cheerfully.
'Papa. now I've got 'em llpuck upia-Baby-
hood.
A s-year-old boy while on visit to his rel
atives stopped his play and approached an
indulgent -auntie when she was seeding raisias
for cooking purposes. Knowing from expe.
rience that something odd would be forth.
coming il the child was not invited to have
some of the raisins, the auntie refrained from
asking hill it lie wanted any. Surprised at
this unusual conduct on the part OF his rela-
tive, the little fellow stood it as long as he
could and then drawled out: Who did You
say .Eere' to, auntiegn His raisin feast was
provided. Chicago Tribune.
Little Helen. years old, cut her thumb;
she kept very quiet about it until it began to
bleed, then she screamed: o mamma, man.
mat come quick, the gravyas all a-running
out!" '*
This same little girl, with her papa, man.
ma and little brothers, was spending one
summer ataher grandpa's. One day at din
ner, grandpa having SO much largera family
than usual, was somewhat absent minded and
waited on oil except Helen. She sat quietly
back in her chair and said very demurely:
aPoor little girli Poor little HeIenF'
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sailed,tand that the shock of her death had
killed her devoted husband s...... II.
The family history is curious and TO
mantle, For centuries the Dalhousies of
Scotland have borne q conspicuous place
in her history. The family name is Ram
say, and the late lords father, being out
OF the direct line, inherited neither title
nor estate, but entered the navy and rose
to the rank of admiral The son, born in
1874, also entered the navy and served
with distinction in many parts Of the
world. The title was then held by q dis
tant cousin, who was governor general Of
India. In short time the intermediate
heir died; in 1870 the India lord died, and
Admiral Ramsay, then very old man,
became Lord Dalhousie, his son attaining
the courtesy title Of Lord Ramsay, But
he had already ma 10 q name for himself
first as midshipman with the Duke of
Edinburgh, then rising through the yari-
Gus grades till he was commissioned as
commander He quit the navy and en-
tered parliament us member for Liver
pool and Il Liberal. In July 1850. his
father died and he became Lord Dali
housic. On the 9th Of December 1877, he
married Ida Bennett, youngest daughter
OF Charles, sixth carl of Tankcrville; her
mother was the only daughter of the
sixth duke CT Manchester Lady Dali
housie was descended from the French
De Ornaments, and inherited all the
beauty and grace of that noted family;
she was but t50t Years CID at the time OF
her death, and while in America her
beauty attracted great admiration Noble
blood, youthful grace, dignity and liberal
principles combined in this pair, and their
late visit to these shores gives deep inter-
est to their story in the minds of Ameri-
cans. e.
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FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL PROJECT
81 ss.. REVIVED.

Something About the United States Ex-
pedltion About to Go Over the Route.
Map OF the Proposed Water Way and
of the Ports of Greytown and Brito.
The long and irregular stretch of land
that unites North and South America has
been an object of commercial and roman
tic interest ever since the day-Sept. 90,
s1513-when Vasco Nunez dc Balboa first
completed its passage and discovered tho
South Pacific ocean, Every nation has
recognized its Importance; every great en-
gineer has suggested q canal or other
means of transit to escape the long and
dangerous voyage around Cape Horn; all
most nllsussaerahla plans have been of
fered, aud yet the close OF the year 1887
witnesses the first practicable enterprise
The facts are proved at last; the Mica
ragua Canal company is fully organized
in New York city, with sufficient capital
guaranteed. Commander Fl. C. Taylor's
expedition is to make the final surveys
and settle the route-yia the San Juan
river, Lake Nicaragua and the proposed
cut thence to the Pacific, 1t is now con-
ceded by all unprejudiced authorities that
the De Lesseps canal across the Isthmus
of Darien Is o disastrous failure, as nearly
$500, 900, 600 has already been expended
and, only q beginning made. 1t is there
fore of the utmost Importance that no
mistakes should be made, and that the
public should have full and exact in
formation as to the route by the Nicaragua
lake, which is distinctly the American
route. On this point we are, fortunately,
well informed. Surveys by British and
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lection, the final survey is to be
made, and we are justified in accepting
the conlpany's promise that the year 1895
will sec the Nicaragua interocean ship
canal in successful operation.
If any man questions tho utility of such
work or its profit on cost of say $780,
600. 900, let him consider these facts: Cali
fornia and Oregon now export 30, OO0, 600
bushels of wheat o year, which is four
months on its way to Boston or Liverpool
and could go in four weeks by this canal;
200, 900, 900 pounds of tea go around the
far southern capes to Europe and could go
in half the time by this canal; Australia
and New Zealand send every year 300,-
O00,000 pounds Of wool to Europe this
route would shorten the distance at least q
third; Peru exports at least 300, 900 tons
yearly of guano which wants this route,
and Ill the trade by water from the At
lantic to the Pacific coasts of the United
States, all from the western coast of
South America to the Atlantic states and
Europe, all that between Europe and the
central section of the South seas would
come this way. In short, the annual tom
mage through the canal would be much
greater than that which pays sc, 900, 900
in tolls to the Suez canal, with certainty
of immense increase. And the highest
estimated cost is but $50, ,000, ! ,000 Add
the political iconsid derations and will be
plain that the inauguration of this work
marks an important era for the United
States. szt =
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REV. JOSIAH STRONG. 'sPerils to the
Family ''The Social Vice and IL
nteracy,' "The Christian Resources of
our Country to meet these Peri1s,"
'The Necessity Of Cooperation be-
tween Churches and Denominations in
order to Utilize these Resources, " sPrac-
tical Methods Of Cooperation, - and
individual Responsibility Growing out
of Perils and Opportunities. These
questions are to be discussed by the most
prominent clergymen of the day. Among
the speakers will be: President James
McCosh, ID. D., Rev. Daniel Dorchester,
ID. D., Bishop A. Cleveland Coke, D. D.,
Rev. Simon J. Mcpherson, d. D., Col.
J. T.. Greene, Rev. r. s. Storrs, d. ID.
probably), Rev. r. S. Macarthur, ID. D.,
Bishop Edward G.. Andrews, d. D., Rev.
S. w. Dixie, Rev. James NJ. King, D. D.,
President D. C. Gilman, LII. D., Rev.
Atticus g. Haygood, D. d., Rev. Frank
Russell, d. D., Bishop J. r. Hurst, ID. D.,
Rev. A. r. Schauffier, ID. D., George w.
Gable, Rev. Washington GLADDEN., IL. D.,
Bishop Samuel S. Harris, u. D., and Rev.
A. J. Gordon, d. d. s. '7,.2@ s-et =
Nearly q hundred clergymen and others
interested in Christian work have signed
the call, which sets forth the necessity for
the conference. It is feared by these gen
tleInen that the blessings under which the
United States thriyed during the first
century of its national existence, and
which have given it advantages over the
people of Europe, are now beginning to
die away. The concentration of multi
tudes in cities, competition, pauperism
and crime are set forth MS the eanses of q
widespread discomfort for which the free
dom Of the national institutions. afford no
remedy @Esa a-s+ 80. - r -
The deliberations of these thoughtful
Christian men upon SO important aaques-
ton win be regarded with interest BY the
whole country. ,ss;s-1... -
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E<saSmn. -@$#$%MNS#NSsSSSSal8|s, YETI gzg1s
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

-4r THE NICARAGUA CANAL. 2s st+t+.~
American engineers, ut intervals for tho
last forty years, have demonstrated every
material fact; and we can now calculate
the route, cost, traffic and profits of the
proposed canal as accurately as If it ran
between lake and river in Illinois or Ohio
A glance at the ma of Central America
will show that the dividing summit is
very near the Pacific coast; that just east
of that summit lies Nicaragua lake, and
that the San Juan river flows thence to
the Atlantic. But there is on that part
of the enlarged isthmus no mountain,
strictly speaking; that lake is but 110
feet aheve the Level of the seq; il is 10
miles long and thirty-five miles broad,
separated from the Pacific coast drainage
by very low divide, and from it the San
Juan river flows with a gentle current 119
miles to the Caribbean sea, or Atlantic
ocean, as You please. The annual rain
fall in Nicaragua lake basin is ninety
eight inches-about three times that of
eastern New York-and more than ample
to insure permanent supply to the river;
its average width is 600 feet, and it receives
from the lake in the dryest seasons not
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A FAILING REACH.

-. A FALLING REACH.
drawn another line, intersecting at
each end a semi-circle of three feet
diameter. 1t is obvious, therefore, that IL
there is but one player on each side. he
has to dance about very lively to catch
the ball at the numerous angles it natur-
ally rebounds. and that the object of each
player is to make as many unexpected
angles as possible, and make them very rap
idly. If the striker fails to make the ball
rebound beyond the cross line. he loses o
point, and the same if he allows it to
escape him and come to O rest on the
ground Thirty-one such misses consti-
tute a game; so the more skiilful the
players the longer the game continues,
and experts occasionally maintain the
action till complete exhaustion of one or
the other compels failure. The regula-
ton ball is but little over an inch in
diameter, covered with chamois or pig
skin, and its elasticity is calculated to
produce perpendicular bound of four
teen inches from fall of fifteen feet It
is plain that success in such q game re-
quires agility, good wind, quick action
and an eye almost infallible in determin-
ing the angle which the ball is going 70
take; and conversely, that the game de-
yelops these qualities. Anexpert can decide
in the flash of an eye, rs soon as his oRponent
has struck, what line the ball will take
against the wall and consequently on what
angle it will rebound; and sometimes he
can determine the intended stroke from
the attitude of the striker While the
striker has to throw his body into almost
every possible attitude to meet the re-
bounding ball and send it on its quick re-
turn, there are certain fancy strokes''
which delight the artistic eye-such as the
upward reach,' to catch the ball as it
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FREDERICK KRAEMER. Wilzig
Brechts hotel, at 1917 East Fourth
street, was formerly favorite haunt
with the Ultras, but rs the proprietor
does not share their views, nearly all have
left for more congenial resorts. Only
twice q week do Anarchistic meetings
occur in his rooms and then so quietly as
to excite little or no notice.
Justus Schwab's famous hostelry in
First street has been SO repeatedly de-
scribed in the columns of the press as to
require no further comment. His guests
represent the best element intellectually
of the new organization.
Another resort is in Baxter street near
Bayard. The proprietor, a Russian of o
Hebraic cast, known as Libbenstein, is q
curiosity in himself. Short, squat and
sinewy, he is a Red by nature as well as
by taste. His hair, beard, eyebrows, face,
and even his clothes, are SO many shades
of scarlet. He speaks but little English,
and to Americans is taciturn, but his elo-
quence in German. Russian and Hebrew
is miracle. His place is one of the few
in the new world where vodka or vodky,
the national Russian stimulant, can be
procured. This frightful fluid is nothing
more or less than raw, impure alcohol.
To q New York palate it seems like
liquid fire off half iaaaseatiHg EaEer Vet
upon the Polaks and Slovaks who IRE
quent the place it excites strange fasci-
nation. 1t is no uncommon sight to see
one of them drain three or four glasses
with evident delight and walk off as un-
concernedly as if his beverage had been
simple Croton.
The Anarchists in this district (the Sec
ond assembly, are not numerous, how
ever, and the place is unimportant when
compared with similar establishments in
the crowded east side.
A small group of radicals meet every
Sunday evening in q small hall on Clinton
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lengths. The two oarsmen again met on
the Paramatta on March 2S, 1885, and
Beach was again victorious by six lengths.
These contests werc for the champion
ship of the world and $4,000 a side,
over a straight away course three
miles and $50 yards in length. Beach's
time in the last of these races,
which was close and exciting, was 23m.
56s. On Sept. /, 1886, Beach defeated
Teemer, the Pennsylvania oarsnan, over
the ,Putney- Mortlakc course on the
Thames, four miles and u quarter. by ten
lengths, in 22n. SOS. On the 18th of the
same month Beach met Gaudaur, of St.
Louis, ON the same course, snd won by
four, lengths in Ism. Sos On the a5th OF
the same mouth Beach again defended
the championship On the Thames course
against Wallace Ross, of New Brunswick,
defeating him by four lengths, in 23n.
05s.5 Then Hanlan entered tho field
against his old antagonist, but several
months elapsed before the preliminaries
for the latest contest were concluded.
Beach will now be asked to conc to
America and row with Teemcr. A sketch
map of the Napean course is given with
this
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1t was Nothing Serious.

In one of the city's most select and quiet
localities, the ouher evening, cries OF alarm
and repeated calls for the police were heard
issuing from house occupied by most re-
spectacle family, and the neighborhood be-
came greatly alarmed. All sorts OF conjec--
lures were indulged in. some fearing that
murder was in progress, while others believed
that burglar had been encountered. just
as the police reached the house tho noise sub
sided, tie door was quietly opened, and the
gentleman at the head OF that particular
household came out and remarked to the
officers that he was sorry for the disturbance
occasioned; but there was no serious trouble.
A gentleman lodger was exploring the kitchen,
in the dark, for some fefreshment. and had
put his foot into atrap which the cook had
set to catch particularly thievish rodent.
The war dance INDUCED in BY the hapless
lodger, and the yells he emitted as he hopped
about on one foot, while the trap maintained
its grip On the other, was the secret. of the
disturbance Boston Budget ssSaunterer. n
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5. DEER LODGE. MONTANA DECEMBER Is, 1887
tlyes 10 separate the pieces Of tho. two

OF u.s. - s .ss5 go A
His chief work has been teaching how
to make dynamite scheaply, safely and se-
cretly, and in this he has been remarka-
bly, successful. His method is extremely
simple. Into kitchen bowl surrounded
by ice~water or cracked ice he puts crude
glycerine and equal parts of commercial
Oil OF vitriol and aquafortis. After few
hours the glycerine has become converted
into nitro glyeerines The mixed acids arc
then drawn off and the crude nitro
glycerinc, thick, dirty and offensive,
washed with cold water, allowed to stand
and settle and the water drawn off. This
is repeated several times untila eompara-
lively clean and clear fluid remains Into
this he pours sawdust, dried clay plaster
OF paris, or any dry, absorbing powder,
and IN half hour the nitro Glyccrine lis
thoroughly absorbed and loose puIycru-
lent dynamite remains. The cost should
not exceed eighty cents pound, and by
economy and skillful buying cen be
brought rs low as thirty. In making
bombs King Ias displayed equal inge-
nulty. The Orsini bomb brought into
prominence by the attempted assassina-
tion of Louis Napoleon i'll 1854 was of fine
workmanship, and cost CT least forty
francs (SS) to manufacture. King substi-
tutes tomato can, mustard boz, easpipe,
fire grenade bottle or IL paper bag for the
brass or steel globe, and !. handful of. toy
torpedoes for the percussion caps OF. tho
Orsini school, By these simple expcdicnts
he produces bombs that cost from twenty
five cents to 81 each. 81
All of Kings bombs are arranged with
mining fuse CT firccrackcr stems to be
used in place cf the torpedoes where it is
desirable to have a short time clapse be.
tween the throwing and tho explosion of
the missile. 1t was with one of these that
The Andre monument at Tarrytown was
defaced and nearly destroyed; others
were used in the various dynamite ex-
plosions in Great Britain and Russia. At
one time King was Il stanch supporter of
O'Donovan Rossa and his circle Of Irish
liberators. After he blew up one day
in the corridor from some compound he
was carrying in his coat pocket, he SO lost
his popularity with that notable group of
men that for the ensuing five months his
appearance ut the door produced more
rapid clearing of the rooms by all their
occupants then would have been occa-
stoned by Il squad of policemen or IL howl
ing mob.
Of almost equal Importance with Paul
Wilzig and his establishment is Frederick
Kraemer and his restaurant at 1874
Seventh street Kraemer is hot en-
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FRYER,s STRANGE CRAFT.

The sketch given here is from the Of
fetal drawings of the patent Office, show
ing vessel invented by Robert M. Fryer
and officially designated as ''new and
useful improvement" in buoyant propeller
ships. sd. s-..g .-...s...s.,. ...:1.,.
Exactly what would be its attitude in q
storm Is not known, but In calm water 1t
glides along on gigantic wheels, high and
Cry. Each Of the three propelIers-one
under the bow, two under the stern--is
globe shaped and arranged to support the
weight of the vessel when only immersed
one.sixth of its diameter. They revolvc
Independently of each other, and in the
absence of q rudder the ship is steered by
regulating the respective speed of the pro-
pellers.
a This ship is designed to run on land as
well as on water. The propellers are
made with q fange to fit q rail, and it is
intended to run the vessel across an
isthmus CIR any land where wide track
with q middle rail can be built to accom-
modate it, -!-...- = -...
The New York World, from which the
cut is taken, facetiously !ntimates that
when ships of this sort come into general
use the trip from Chicago to Liverpool
without change" will be common
enough. ..... .as.t E :.s-